Catch up

So,…last night a little before midnight I woke to the sound of distant thunder and the sky lighting up in the distance.  I waited until things got a little closer before waking Jerry up.  We needed to put on the rainfly.  At exactly midnight we finished the fly and crawled back in to the tent.  The storm we had was fierce.  Was I scared?  I was beyond that.  The lightening was close and the thunder deafening.  There didn’t seem to be much rain but the rainfly was soaked in the morning.

The guys took off at their usual time.  I got up with them and broke up camp.  I didn’t relish the thought of again being alone in the park.  I stuck around until the rainfly dried off.  

 July 10

We made it to Girard, still in KS.  We were once again allowed to camp at the city park.  It was a nice experience.  There were showers and a city pool which we were able to use for free.  The manager was a middle school science teacher and had 3 foster kids that he was in the process of adopting.  He commented on how organized we seemed with our equipment and all.  Big news of the day is that Clair rolled in to town about 5:00.  She is joining us for a few days.  Having her here is such a joy for me – someone to talk to, someone to sleep in with, someone to help me hold on to what little sanity I have left.

Today Clair and I made the usual stops for the usual items, bananas, bread and beer, and a few other things.  She then followed me over the county roads to a place called Ash Grove.  Ash Grove has…a city park.  Guess where we are. ..the park has showers and a pool and…a house that was not being used tonight until we rolled in to town and were handed the key.  No furniture but to sleep in AC and not to have to set up the tent—what a gift.  And no flies – or at least not too many.

Clair is cooking tonight.  God Bless Her!

One more thing….Ash Grove is not in Kansas.  We finally made it to MO.